Annual Awards
The School Nurse Organization of Washington (SNOW) grants the following awards on an annual basis.
New School Nurse of the Year Award
School Nurse of the Year Award
School Nurse Administrator of the Year
Non-Nurse School Nurse Administrator of the Year
School Nurse Advocate of the Year
Saved a Life Award (recognized twice per year)
School Nurse Advocate of the Year
2021-22 Les Stahlnecker
2022-23 Dr. Allison Pollock
2023-24 Becky Doe and Nancy Bernard
New School Nurse of the Year Award
Past Award Winners
School Nurse of the Year
2018-19 Sonja Reid
2019-20 None
2020-21 Tessa McIlraith
2021-22 Lizbeth Kaplan
2022-23 Liz Pray
2023-24 Lynne Kelly
School Nurse Administrator of the Year
2019-20 Laura Widdice
2020-21 Julie Schultz
2023-24 Amy Norton
Non-Nurse Administrator of the Year
2018-19 Gary Wargo
2020-2021 Joshua Meek
2021-2022 Mick Miller and Stacy Locke
Saved a Life Award
2016-17 Jacquelyn Bowen, Seattle School District
Joan Lankford, North Thurston School District
2022-23 Lissa Strecker (Enumclaw), Amanda Lundberg (Moses Lake), Shannon Morris (Yakima), and Penny Mayo (Moses Lake)
Nominate a Nurse
The deadline for submitting nominations is April 1st. (Nominations for Saved A Life Award can be submitted at anytime.)
To submit nominations for any of these awards, download the corresponding form above and send the completed form to:
Jackie Follansbee
awards@snownurses.org
2810 Castlevale Rd.
Yakima, WA 98902
(509) 949-6026
